Payroll, Time & Benefits Senior Specialist

The Opportunity:

The PTB Senior Specialist role is part of the People Support Solutions team. The team focuses on payroll, benefits, absence management, customer service, and advisory support to employees, managers, and business partners. The specialist is responsible for executing HR system data maintenance and administrative activities accurately and timely for payroll, tax, social insurance, time, and various local and global benefits. The role contributes to continuous improvement and requires a broad understanding of local HR processes and tools, as well as downstream impacts on employee lifecycle management, finance, procurement, and IT.

Key Responsibilities

• Service Delivery:Execute system data maintenance and administrative activities for P&C business processes, including payroll, tax, social insurance, time, and benefits administration.Provide customer service, including inquiry resolution, request management, and troubleshooting related to pay, time, and benefits.Manage, process, and reconcile mass upload files and monitor data flows between Workday and Vendor.Ensure regulatory compliance and operations according to defined KPIs and ServiceNow OKRs.Serve as an expert contact for payroll specialists on more complex inquiries.
• Continuous Improvement & Collaboration:Actively initiate and participate in continuous improvement initiatives.Proactively identify and troubleshoot payroll/time/benefits issues.Build relationships with P&C colleagues and customers and collaborate with peers regionally and globally.

Who You Are:

• Experience: 2-5+ years in payroll services, preferably in a shared service center.
• Knowledge: Payroll cycle and processes/benefits operations, Workday P&C processes, deep knowledge of local tax and social insurance, and P&C generalist know-how.
• Skills: Excellent attention to detail and analytical ability, advanced Excel skills (pivot table, v-lookup), and strong communication skills in English and Hungarian (written and spoken).
• Core Capabilities: Living customer centricity, demonstrating end-to-end accountability, demonstrating problem-solving, and having a growth mindset.

In Exchange we provide you with:

• Development opportunities: Roche is rich in learning resources. We provide constant development opportunities, free language courses & training, the possibility of international assignments, internal position changes and the chance to shape your own career.
• Excellent benefits: Competitive salary and cafeteria package, annual bonus, Private Medical Services, Employee Assistance Program, All You Can Move Sportpass, coaching / mentoring opportunity, buddy program, team buildings, holiday party.
• Flexibility: We also support flexibility to help you find your balance. Home office is commonly available (typically 2 office days/week on average split between Kelenföld and Véső utca). We create the opportunity for freedom in working, where your corporate and private life coexist in harmony.
• A global inclusive community, where we learn from each other. At Roche, we cooperate, debate, make decisions, celebrate successes and have fun as a team. Our leadership is very focused on people, creating a strong, inclusive culture, so you always have the chance to share your opinion.

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At Roche you can show up as yourself, embraced for the unique qualities you bring. Our culture encourages personal expression, open dialogue, and genuine connections, where you are valued, accepted and respected for who you are, allowing you to thrive both personally and professionally. This is how we aim to prevent, stop and cure diseases and ensure everyone has access to healthcare today and for generations to come. Join Roche, where every voice matters.

The Position

The People Support Solutions (PSS) department brings its purpose to life by providing our colleagues worldwide with integrated HR solutions tailored to their needs. We are a team that works very closely together to ensure good employee relations, anticipate our customers’ future needs, and proactively develop solutions.

Who we are

A healthier future drives us to innovate. Together, more than 100’000 employees across the globe are dedicated to advance science, ensuring everyone has access to healthcare today and for generations to come. Our efforts result in more than 26 million people treated with our medicines and over 30 billion tests conducted using our Diagnostics products. We empower each other to explore new possibilities, foster creativity, and keep our ambitions high, so we can deliver life-changing healthcare solutions that make a global impact.

Let’s build a healthier future, together.

Roche is an Equal Opportunity Employer.